It apears when compiling "all" classes for a library no c-compilation is done.
>
> While the actual include file name is indeed specified in within the
> external feature, it might be necessary to add to the include path (just
> as you would in a Make-powered system). The project settings
> "Externals" tree is where to do that.
> I have seen no need to remove the EIFGEN directory on external changes.
> Simply freezing should do the trick.
>
> R
>
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> Roger F. Osmond
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> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [eiffel_software] Re: How to include .lib file?
> > From: Colin LeMahieu <clemahieu@...>
> > Date: Fri, June 26, 2009 1:53 pm
> > To:
[hidden email]
> > The includes are done at the method level and some times it requires
> > deleting the EIFGENs directory and recompiling because it doesn't detect it
> > right.
> > feature
> > external_feature_1 (cpp_obj: POINTER val1: INTEGER val2: POINTER)
> > external
> > "C inline use %"header.h%""
> > alias
> > "[
> > // Cast $cpp_obj to type cpp_obj_type and make a member call to
> > cpp_feature_1 passing in $val1 and $val2.
> > return ((cpp_obj_type)($cpp_obj))->cpp_feature_1 ($val1, $val2);
> > ]"
> > As far as I can tell libraries are copied from referenced projects so for
> > each project that references the Eiffel library they need to add the
> > external .lib. It would be a nice feature to have this included
> > automatically.
> > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Jimmy J. Johnson <boxer41a@...>wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks, I see it now.
> > >
> > > I have a library in which I set an include path and a library, but it seems
> > > to not do any c-compilation (i.e. freezing) to include it. Is this a library
> > > thing?
> > >
> > > Also, if I use the library (the ecf file) in a project must the project
> > > also set the include path and lib location?
> > >
> > > Jimmy J. Johnson
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In
[hidden email] <eiffel_software%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > "colinlema" <clemahieu@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > A lib file can be included in Project Settings -> Target -> Advanced ->
> > > Externals -> Add Library
> > > >
> > > > --- In
[hidden email]<eiffel_software%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > "Jimmy J. Johnson" <boxer41a@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I forgot. Relating to my previous post. I have the header files and a
> > > .lib file. How do I make the project find and use the .lib file?
> > > > >
> > > > > Jimmy J. Johnson
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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